Toy puzzle



(No Model.)

B. BENNETT.

TOY PUZZLE.

No. 426,902. 2 Patented Apr. 29, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELIZABETH BENNETT, OFKANSAS CITY, KANSAS.

TOY PUZZLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 426,902, dated April--29, 1890.

Application filed November 4, 1889- Serial No. 329,141. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ELIZABETH BENNETT, a subject of the Queen of England, of Kansas City, Wyandotte county, Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Puzzles, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to toy puzzles to be used in parlors, &c.; and it consists in the novel construction hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the drawings which illustrate the mannor of carrying out myinvention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my device, showing the spheres orballs lying loosely in the plate, with the spade E shown to one side, with which the balls or spheres are taken up and deposited in the holes. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section of my device,'an d Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the same.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A repsents my invention made in the manner and shape illustrated in Fig. 1; and it consists of a base B, which is provided with rim 0. Said rim O'is designed to keep the spheres Gfrom falling away from the device.

D is an oval body secured centrallyin plate vor base B, said oval body D being. provided with pockets F, which correspond in size and number to the balls or spheres used. There are nine of these pockets; also nine balls.

E isaspade, made in the manner illustrated in the accompanying drawings, by which the spheres G are conducted to and deposited in pockets F.

Base B is mortised at its center to a sufficient depth to receive the oval body D and hold it in position, as illustrated in Fig.2, a and Ct showing the joints. H is a receptacle made in oval body D to contain the balls or spheres when not in use.

This puzzle or game is played in the followin g manner: The spheres or balls are laid loosely within the rim, as illustrated in Fig.1. The player then takes the spade E (using nothing else) and lifts and deposits the spheres or balls. in the pockets. It will be found very difficult to do this when using the spade made in the manner illustrated in the drawings.

More than one may play this game, and when such is the case each player is allowed a certain number of chances. Say, for instance,

there are three playing and each is allowed six 5 5 chances. The first player takes the spade and after making his six attempts to safely store the balls in the pockets he passes the spade to the next player, who also makes his number of plays, putting in as many balls as he can in the six plays allowed him. He then passes the spade to the third party, who goes through the same performance. Then the one who has succeeded in putting in the greatest number of balls, or, in other words, the one who has made the fewest failures, wins the game. 7

Having thus fully described my invention,

.what I claim as being new, and desire to se- 2. A game or puzzle comprising the circular base B, having the rim 0 and the circular depression or mortise a, the oval body D, having the pockets F and having the base adapted to fit in the mortise a and removable therefrom, said body being further provided with the receptacle H, for the purpose set forth, the spheres G, and the spade E, all arranged and adapted to operate substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. ELIZABETH BENNETT. v

Witnesses:

R. A. BALDERSON, A. A. HIGDON. 

